The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1887-01-29
MONTANA NEWS.

Butte's bullion shipment last week ag
gregated in value $S6,O96.
The Anaconda works closed dowr
twenty-six of their furnaces Wednesda,
for want of coal.
A. L. Bortcher, who froze his feet three
weeks ago near Georgetown, had then
amputated on Monday.
Edward Westlake of Butte, has beer
bound over to keep the peace for one
year, in the sum of 81 900, for wife beat.
ing.
A bevy of ten or dozen crow Indians
are awaiting trial at Miles City; charged
with killing Assinaboine squaws some
time ago, and horse stealing.
On Wednesday Mike Kennedy was ar
rested at Walkerville, being suspected Of
being Harding's accomplice in the Glen.
dale stage robbery. He was taken to
Dillon.
The proprietors Of the Comique, Arion
and Newport variety theatres, of Butte,
are under arrest for violation of law by
keeping open their places of business on
Sunday.
Patrick O'Reilly, a section foreman on
the Montana Union was knocked down in
the yard at Anaconda on Monday. and his
leg run over by an engine, nearly ampu-
tating it.
Nettie Renaurd, Il demi-monde of
Butte, half crazed from the use of NOR
phine, attempted suicide by saturating
her clothes with kerosene and applying a
match thereto.
Thomas Evans received fatal injuries a
few days ago by an accident in the Trout
mine at Phillipsburg. Mr.. Evans was en-
gagged in thawing some frozen powder
when it exploded.
John league has been appointed post
master at Townsend, vice William Wood,
removed. The retiring postmaster has
held the position since the advent of the
railroad and the starting Of Townsend.
A 5-year-old son Of s. H. GODDARD was
drowned in Deer Lodge river last Fri
day. He was. playing on the ice with
other children and fell off the edge of the
ice into the water. His body was recov
cred few hours after.
It is claimed that by the passage of the
interstate commerce bill it will add from
81 to 81 to the value of every head of
beef in Montana, by reason of differ
ence in favor of the stockgrowcr in the
shipment tariffs this year as compared
with the rate of last year.
Billings Gazette: Charley Brown, a
young pianist, is wanted IN Buffalo, Wyo.,
for stealing team, wagon, money and
other property amounting to $500. He
went from there to Miles City and Liv-
ingston. A reward of $50 is offered for
that will lead to his arrest.
B. w. Toole of Helena, brother of our
has been appointed deputy clerk
If the district court for Yellowstone
county, and the democrats of Billings are
Justly chagrined at the implied doubt
brown upon their competency toh hold the
,fice, by the appointment of Helena
nan.
In an alteration between B. j. Schless-
niger and Harry Elwelss at Butte, the lat.
er was shot in the neck near the jugular
Elm inAicting a wound which is thought
will prove fatal. The twain had just
'een indulg,ng in friendly drink when
dispute arose which resulted in both
having their revolvers, and the shooting.
The 9th of July last, my son Freddie
+. Barnard. Is years old, left Michigan to
y to work his way to Washington Terri
ory. He wrote me last from Dickinson,
)ak. He is tall for his age, very slender,
arge blue eyes, and has a bright intelli-
ent face. Information regarding him
Ill be gratefully received by Mrs. N. NJ.
;arnard, Spokane Falls, W. T.
The First National Bank of Helena
ltely received a consignment of gold
.om the Treasure Box mine at Murray,
daho, 10 the value of $4,7O0, said to have
cen pounded out Of 800 pounds of
uartz, in a hand mortor, and the result of
My two weeks work by two men. Two
uggets accompanied the shipment, each
alucd at $3.50.
Big Horn Sentinel: A prominent cat s
eman, who has driven cattle across the
row reservation during the past season,
stimates that the Crow nation has receiv-
during the summer season of SO, about
10000 as a revenue for permitting cattle
, cross their reservation. It. is understood !,
lat the agent for the Crows will invest
le money in blooded stations in the east
hich will be brought to the reservation +,
nd placed among the pony herds belong
g to the Crows. |.